Sentences with phrase «such as students»

It's got its niche to appeal to, such as students and the military (and as a Navy vet, I can definitely see the benefits of having a couple hundred PDF tech publications available on a single 7 ounce device with exceptional battery life, potentially with a built in light for evening operations or those under darker than normal conditions).

The keypad will still benefit those who need to type frequently, such as students.

The bill failed to pass despite massive amounts of money and effort being poured into Tennessee to advance vouchers, by groups such as Students First and the American Federation for Children (of which Secretary DeVos is the former chairwoman.)

Parents pushed for the ban, as «willful defiance» suspensions are disproportionately applied to at - risk students, such as students of color, english language learners, and students with disabilities (ACLU, 2015).

Furthermore, the state is not adequately providing for unique student populations, such as students with special needs and English language learners.

There are also at - risk students, such as students who are living in poverty, students who are ethnic and racial minorities, and gay, lesbian, bisexual, and transgendered students.

«Under the Board of Education's new accreditation system that goes into effect this fall, schools will be rated on whether groups of students — such as students of color and students in poverty — are meeting expectations or making progress, as well as on overall achievement and growth,» Constantino said.

Parents pushed for the ban, as «willful defiance» suspensions are disproportionately applied to at - risk students, such as students of color, english language learners, and students with disabilities

* Subgroups include specific categories of students such as students with disabilities, students from major racial and ethnic groups, and English Language Learners.

The state longitudinal dropout rate is calculated by determining the total number of students enrolled in Texas public schools in seventh grade and subtracting the total number of those same students receiving a high school diploma five years later, excluding students who will not graduate but are still enrolled in the regular school program that leads to acquiring a high school diploma (such as students who were retained or do not have sufficient credits), divided by the number of pupils in the original seventh grade group and multiplying by 100 to determine the percentage.

On April 11, New York schools reported some widespread problems with the computerized tests for students in grades 3 - 8, such as students not being able to log in and «system error» showing up as test choices.

Some groups, such as students with learning disabilities, first - generation college goers, English language learners, and undocumented students or families, will need targeted programs that deliver information and encouragement about postsecondary options in a clear and convincing way.

Evidence concerning homework also suggests possible negative effects such as students» loss of interest in academic material, fatigue, lack of opportunity for leisure and community activities, as well as pressure from parents.

The gap is even larger between white students and other groups, such as students in special education (SPED) and English Language Learners (ELL).

Recently arrived immigrant English learners (RAIELs) are a highly diverse group, encompassing important subgroups such as students with refugee status, unaccompanied minors, and students with limited or interrupted formal education (SLIFEs).

The charter operator must first submit an application to the State Department of Education explaining their work, including areas such as students» academic progress (interpreted by the state as standardized test results), curriculum, staff development, finances, and governance (management & administration) of the school.

Civil rights groups were concerned that the legislation would not track subgroups, such as students with disabilities, students of color and English Language Learners.

The shift to adequacy has made ensuring there are adequate resources for all students - especially those with special needs such as students in special education, those at - risk of academic failure, and English Language Learners - is the focus of state funding systems.

To reach all learners, with emphasis on special populations such as those students identified as receiving special education services, English language learners, gifted and talented learners, students identified as at - risk, and students who are economically disadvantaged.

Programs limited to small populations, such as students eligible for the federal free and reduced - price lunch program, tend only to fill empty seats at existing private schools but don't do much to encourage innovation or even the expansion of existing options.

After controlling for variables such as students» socio - economic status, we found that independent public charter schools (and non-instrumentalities) are much more efficient with taxpayer money.

Sanders claims the model also «overcomes measures that track achievement alone, such as students» race or family income» which makes issues of «bias» — a topic of recent posts here — null and void.

Establish mechanisms for providing high - quality and consistent support — including facilitation and professional development — to all districts in the state in the effective use of data to improve the learning of all students and groups of students, such as students with disabilities?

Her training has also taught her that this type of environment is complex, multifaceted, and extremely difficult for novice learners, such as students with learning disabilities (Jonassen & Hernandez - Serrana, 2002).

Other measures such as students» economic status, attendance, suspensions and expulsions; the availability and use of curricular resources, teacher education, administrator education, etc.; and parent involvement are good predictors of performance, with occasionally some odd excepts.

In conclusion, the fact that secondary students are often placed in different tracks or groupings based on various factors such as students» previous academic records means that the way value - added evaluations function is different than is the case for primary students, who are usually grouped heterogeneously.

The current formative tools do not include any machine - scorable items (multiple choice, multi-select multiple choice, or technology - enhanced items) such as students may encounter on the summative tests.

During the 2014 testing window, a cyber attack launched on KAP's testing servers caused several irregularities in testing, such as students not being able to see all of a question or not being shown all questions.

Provided that a school adheres to the laws regarding open admissions, a charter school may, through its educational focus, target a particular population of students with a specific need, such as students with disabilities, English language learners, or students at risk for dropping out of school.

In other cases, it might make more sense to assign students to teams based on their interpersonal skills or other features related to the assignment such as students» areas of interest.

If you fail to include a subset of students in your pilot, such as students who qualify for free or reduced price lunch, ESL students, or students already performing above grade level expectations, you won't be able to accurately evaluate your new technology.

Students with more significant disabilities, such as students with moderate and severe cognitive disabilities, may also need adjustments in curriculum based on their level of ability.

The survey asked teachers to rate items such as students» attention levels, the teacher's enjoyment, and effectiveness of the lesson.

The majority of our teachers are credentialed in special education and are therefore prepared to meet the needs of historically low performing youngsters such as students with special needs, English language learners and students in need of remedial support.

We endeavor to make proactive, positive efforts to recruit, retain and serve the highest - need students, such as students with disabilities, English language learners, students from low - income backgrounds, and students with challenging life circumstances.

If you're surveying in your own school or classroom, consider: How do student experiences compare across demographic subgroups, such as students of different genders or races?

In other words, the New York University professor wrote, the scores «reflected something other than what the teachers did, such as the students» ability and motivation, or the characteristics of a class or conditions in the school.»

This shift in focus creates a problem for certain subgroups, such as students with limited English proficiency or students from racial or ethnic backgrounds, because these individuals are frequently the ones on the lower grid of the achievement gap.

Opinion that the program had strong leadership which helped its successful implementation; Focus on meeting social, emotional, physical, and intellectual needs through the program; Details of the program, including its grouping of students from various age groups and use of hands - on experiences; Discussion of the impact the program had in various areas, such as students» self - esteem and attitudes about school and learning.

Predicting students» future learning behaviour by creating student models that incorporate detailed information such as students» knowledge, motivation, metacognition, and attitudes;

While most WSFs weight economic disadvantage, they often give higher weights to other student categories, such as students with disabilities (SWDs), English learners (ELs), and foster care or homeless students.

This attrition could reflect ordinary factors unrelated to the study, such as students» moving out of a school's geographic zone or having to repeat a grade, as well as families» responses to being assigned to a particular class.

It may be applied to medium level data such as students» responses to tasks, or, on a larger scale, the session level, the student level and even the classroom level, teacher level, and school level.

How do these practices differ for student subgroups, such as students with disabilities, English language learners, and low - achieving students?

Some special education teachers work with students who have physical disabilities, such as students who are wheelchair bound.

U.S. Secretary of Education Arne Duncan noted to Maryland and Baltimore's large declines, but said the drops were «good news» because they reflected the state's efforts to be more inclusive of certain populations — such as students with disabilities and English Language Learners.

The outcomes include both school - based achievements, such as students» course - taking and their level of educational attainment, and students» later experiences in the labor force.

There are a number of reasons: 1) student achievement probably wasn't used as the measure of teacher effectiveness; 2) before the advent of the modern computer, in the mid-1960s, some of the more sophisticated analyses were not feasible; 3) the structure and makeup of schools change, making the findings less applicable to the current situation; 4) most important, older studies may not control for critical variables, such as students» backgrounds or past achievement.

While most of the movement between classes was due to parental complaints or behavioral problems, the attrition figures could also reflect other factors unrelated to the study, such as students» moving out of a school's geographic zone or having to repeat a grade.

Other things I'll not cover here, such as students» aspirations and soft skills, are important too.